His father Christian Shoemaker, born Dec 1825 in Germany and Annie Dec 1828
Switzerland, are in neighboring Cheyenne County, Kansas in 1900, living with
daughter Annie Winegar Sept 1866 and her husband Agustus Oct 1859 Iowa.
Eddy August Wininger 1859-1934 and Anna Catherine (Shumaker( Wininger are buried
in Saint Francis, Kansas # 126638930.

1914 "Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burnham of St. Francis visited the week end with
their daughter, Mrs. Ora Shumaker." In 1885 Dallas County, Iowa,
George Burnham is 29, Lucy 26, with Lula 2 and Dora 1. In 1900 George and
Lula are in Cheyenne County, Kansas, with Lula M. 17, Dora E. born March 1884 in
Iowa, Bennie D. 11, Jessie O. 9, Ira C. 6, and Ida C. 3.

1944 Topeka, Kansas "Jesse Burnham yesterday was appointed sheriff of
Cheyenne county by Gov. Andrew Schoeppel. Burnham succeeds C. L. Baxter and will
serve the un-expired term ending in January, 1945."

Emma R. Shumaker, 20 and Ira W. Allen 23, both of Arapahoe County, Colorado,
married in St. Francis, Kansas October 24, 1889.

In 1900 Lansing precinct, Yuma County, Ira W. born Nov 1865 in Nebraska, and
Emma May 1869 Ohio have Glen Aug 1890, Lynn Sep 1892, Bryce Dec 1894, and Merle
March 1897, all sons born in Colorado. On the same page is Charles A.
Wininger Oct 1858 Iowa and Neva April 1872 Iowa and their four kids.

Harvey H. 27 and his wife Mabel L. 18 are in Greeley County Kansas in 1930.
Living with them are Lynn L. 37, Bryce R. 35, and nine-month-old Mabel Jean.

As a child,
Glen and his family spent several winters at Cripple
Creek while his father, Ira, worked in the silver
mines. They would then return home for the summer to
work the farm and pay for their homestead. Glen
began first grade at Cripple Creek. He told Gwen his
name was etched in the desk he sat in at the Cripple
Creek school.

Glen & Nora
(Busby) Allen were married January 29, 1910. Glen
picked up Nora in a "One Horse Open Shay'" and took her
to Wray to become his beloved wife for 65 years.

They first lived at Beecher Island for a year and a
half in the dugout that Velma & John Ekberg had lived
in. Glen worked for Harry Strangways and Henry
McKinney. Two black haired boys were added to the
family, Kenneth Wilson and Byron Berl. Then Glen and
Nora signed up to take over a homestead one mile
southeast of Beecher. When you signed up for a
homestead, you had to pay the taxes and then make
improvements to the land within 5 years. After a
year and a half they were able to build a sod house on
this land. Bernice Rose was the first child born in the
sod house. During this time, Glen made trips to Haigler,
Nebraska with wheat which he had ground into flour for
cooking and baking and to purchase lumber. In 1916 he
had enough lumber for a barn. In 1917 Glen was able to
purchase a Model-T which sped up the transportation of
these necessary items. In 1919 he bought a Model-T
truck. This truck he also used to make trips to Haigler,
Nebraska to trade wheat for flour. Soon he was bringing
loads of lumber back to use to build a five-room house.
Bernice was so excited and ran over to the new house on
move-in day. Three more black haired children were added
to the family - Melvin, Gwendolyn and Darlene.

Glen was extremely good at exemplifying confidence as
he and his sons tilled the soil together using six to
eight teams of horses and in 1929 thought they had
struck it rich. They were able to buy new cars!
Berl bought a Model-A Roadster, Ken a Sports Coupe with
a rumble seat, and Glen a 29 Whippet. I wonder if this
is the year that Glen also bought Pete a new bicycle!
Glen had his money in one bank, so Berl put his in the
other bank.

One year the horses were turned out into the corn
field and a bunch of them died. Ken spouted off saying
I am not going to buy any horses that are going to die
on you, so he went and bought a tractor. Tragedy struck
when Ken was working for Bill Schieble with a early
model tractor. Ken took the cap off of the
radiator while the tractor was still hot and the steam
spewed out all over his face and chest burning his chest
badly. Nora rushed over to care for him and returned
home to attend to the rest of her family once she
thought he well on the road to recovery. Ken later
developed pneumonia and was gone before they could
blink. It really shook the family but Glen and Nora
believed that a strong family could endure almost
anything. They believed that somehow, someway, things
would eventually come out all right. Later that year,
the bank they had put their money in also when under
costing them all of their savings. Bernice had to come
home from college. It had been a devastating time.

Then the depression and the dust bowl days hit, so
again they buckled down and tightened their belts. Nora
sold eggs for three cents a dozen and corn was sold for
anywhere between nine and twelve cents a bushel.

In 1948 they gave the farm to Gwen and Hubert
and left everything behind except Grandpa's fiddle and a
few cooking utensils and moved to Berthoud, Colorado.
They spent 10 delightful years there. Bernice went up
and helped Nora pick out a new bedroom set for $199.95
and a dining room set for $129.95. Nora planted a
beautiful garden of flowers that she loved to putter
in. During the week they maintained the Estes Park golf
course for extra income. Glen mowed the lawns on the
course and Nora attended the flower beds. They batched
in a little cabin near the golf course during the week
and returned to their house in Berthoud on the
weekends. They really enjoyed life at the foot of the
mountains they so loved so much. They
entertained friends in Berthoud and played cards with
the Lindgrens. In 1958 they moved back to Wray and
bought the house at 405 West 10th street. It had a few
acres that Glen planted to alfalfa which
he enjoyed growing and harvesting. Nora planted
another beautiful flower garden here that she loved to
share with her family and friends and especially with
her grandchildren.

Elsie May (Shoemaker) Powers 1891-1964 is buried in Palacios, Texas #
47096110 "Daughter of Christian Jay Shumaker and Mary Isabel Hensley. Elsie May
and two sisters changed name from Shumaker to Shoemaker after moving to Texas."

VERNIE

Vernie L. Shumaker 1883-1901 is buried in Armel # 81884293.

MERVIN

Mervin C. Shumaker was enrolled in the CCC list for Yuma County.

He might be the Marvin C. Shumaker - October 13, 1919 - July 12, 1976 buried
in Fort Logan.

NOLA

In 1930 Denver, Nola I. Shumaker 15 is a patient at the Cottage Home
Hospital. She married Robert A. Bretthauer , had Ralph Edward Bertthauer
1937-2012, and they're in Cheyenne County, Kansas in 1940, with Ralph.
Carolyn Joyce Bretthauer, 1935-1936 is buried in Saint Francis, Kanss #
125408361. Nola
apparently married Joseph R. Moeller 1918-1985. Nola 1914-1979
is buried in Enumclaw, Washington # 106975294.

Robert Clinton Bertthauer 1904-1970 is buried in Saint Francis Kansas, per #
125408513.

ALBERTA

Alberta Shumaker married Harley Crites Dec 19, 1928, recorded in Yuma County,
and they divorced in Yuma County in 1932..

In 1930 Boulder, Alberta C. Crites is 17, a kitchen helper at the City
Community Hospital, married.

In 1940 King County, Washington, Cecile A. Wilson is 29, married to Earl W.
Wilson, 30, with Barbara Lee 8 and Norma Jean 6.

Harley Raymond Crites youngest of 10 children, was born to Harrison
W. and Amelia A. Crites, on July 24, 1907 near Hale, Colorado. Harley
departed this life on June 4, 1986, at Presbyterian Hospital in Denver,
Colorado. He was married to Mabel Owens on October 17, 1931 at Atwood,
Kansas. To this union one daughter was born, Wilma Jean Bailey. He was
received into God's family December 11, 1955, by the washing of
regeneration and renewal in the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of
Holy Baptism. This was also the day of his confirmation of his faith in
Christ at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Wild Horse, Colorado. Harley
farmed and ranched all of his life. He began in Yuma County, Colorado,
except two years when he moved to Washington. He came back to Colorado
in 1940 and farmed in Yuma County three miles north of Hale until the
fall of 1947. He bought a place northwest of Wild Horse and lived there
until December 1973 when he sold his farm and moved into Kit Carson. He
was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather, and he was a
friend and neighbor of everyone. Harley is survived by his wife Mabel of
Kit Carson, their daughter Wilma (Alfred) Bailey of Hugo, Colorado,
seven grandchildren, Irene (Bill) Wood, Bonnie (Park G.) Wood, Connie
(Monty) Mattson, Cathy Pfost, Karen (Lloyd) Beck, Betty Jo Bailey and
Raymond Bailey; ten great grandchildren, Allen, Theresa, Steven, Chad,
Tonya, Tera, Derik, Charlene, Jena and Daren; two sisters-in-law, Leah
Crites of Burlington and Clara Crites of Wray; several nieces and
nephews, other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death
by his parents, 7 brothers and 2 sisters and 1 grandson, Lonnie Bailey.
Harley will be laid to rest in evergreen Cemetery at Hugo, Colorado.

In 1910 Hale precinct, Yuma County, Leon J. Wilson, 31, born in Minnesota, is
a blacksmith. with Myrtle M. 22 Nebraska, Kenneth 2 and Harold M. three
months. On the same page is Benno B. Britthauer, 47, Georgia A. 37,Charlie
A. 17, Ida M. 15, Ferline M. 10, Robert C. 5, and Ralph 6. Robert is
probably the first husband of Nola.......

Myrtle May Wilson was fifty years old in 1938 when she applied for
admission to the Washington Veterans Home at Retsil. She was the wife of
Spanish American War veteran Leon J. Wilson and the couple entered the
Home in September 1938.

She was born January 14, 1888 in Fairbury, Nebraska to Harrison Wesley
Crites and Amelia Ann Shineflew Crites. She had married Mr. Wilson Feb.
19, 1905 in Hale, Colorado. The couple resided in Enumclaw, Washington
from 1935 to 1936; they moved to Snohomish for two years, and then moved
to Retsil in 1938. Her husband died at Retsil in 1951. She was
discharged from the home on July 2, 1961. She returned to Hale, Colorado
on extended furlough and reapplied to come back to Retsil in 1963. She
spent 24 years of her life at Retsil.

Her three children were Kenneth L. Wilson of Snohomish, Willard J.
Wilson of Seattle, and Louis E. Wilson of Chehalis.

WAYNE

In 1940 Pueblo Colorado, Wayne A. Shumaker is a bartender, 23, born in
Colorado - in Yuma County in 1935, with Rose 26 born in North Dakota (in Salina
Kansas in 1935). They have Larry, 1 born in Colorado.

Wayne Argile Shumaker was married to Margaret Jean (Larson) in 1970
when their daughter Peggy Lee married Jerry Paul Scott.

He married and had two children Larry and Shirley. He
then met Margaret when she was working in a diner and
she began to babysit his children and soon they had
Patricia and were married. Wayne was 12 years older
than Margaret.

I, his grand-daughter Rhonda, daughter of Peggy,
remember his job in Tacoma was that he had an office
window in a building on 48th street.

I was 16 years old with my drivers license driving down 48th Street
when I discovered grandpa's office window was the bar stool in the
window of the 48th Street Pub!

Wayne A. Shumaker, born about 1917, died June 10, 1991 in Tacoma, Washington.